The majority of solar power generation is from conventional silicon-based panels made in China, a technology little-changed since silicon cells were discovered in the 1950s. Bill Gates' Breakthrough ...

Bruno Vicari Stefani receives funding from the CSIRO Research Office. Matthew Wright receives funding from UK Research and Innovation. CSIRO provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ...

Companies say perovskite tandem solar cells are only a few years from bringing record efficiencies to a solar project near you. In Swift Solar’s lab, more than a dozen pairs of elbow-length rubber ...

National CU Boulder-led consortium aims to enable the commercialization of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has funded a ...

Japanese imaging and electronics company Ricoh announced its perovskite solar cell technology will be evaluated on an unmanned cargo transfer operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Solar cells that combine traditional silicon with cutting-edge perovskites could push the efficiency of solar panels to new heights. Beyond Silicon, Caelux, First Solar, Hanwha Q Cells, Oxford PV, ...

David Beynon receives funding from EPSRC and the Welsh government. He has previously worked on research projects funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Tata Steel, Power Roll Ltd and ...

Why it matters: Scientists have been working on creating transparent solar cells for years, achieving various milestones that have brought the technology closer to commercial applications. Now, a team ...